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POLL: 78% OF AMERICA’S CHILDREN WON’T ALLOW THEIR PARENTS TO WATCH WWE
By Justin Henry
Loudonville, NY – The Siena Research Institute recently conducted a survey of more than 12,000 American children between the ages of 9 and 14, regarding WWE programming, and whether or not they find it safe for their parents to watch.
The results may be of interest to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Of those surveyed, 78% said they refused to let their parents and guardians watch WWE programming, while 22% claim to have no problem with their mothers and fathers partaking in the child-like antics of John Cena.
“Look at what happened Monday with John Cena,” said Katie Dundel, an eleven year old fifth grader from Pine Bluff, AR. “He’s supposed to be really tough and a hero and he’s just yelling “LOSER” at John Lauradatis (sic). My mommy and daddy should be watching Game of Thrones or True Blood or Person of Interest, because those are for smarter grown-ups. I don’t want my mommy and daddy to be dumber from watching John Cena.”
“It’d be insulting to their intelligence to watch WWE,” said Blake McCorter, fourteen, from Glendale, AZ. “There’s a midget running around that used to be a leprechaun, a female manager who just screams a lot, and just really awful writing. Like, the dialogue that they speak is so stilted and awkward, no human being would ever speak the way they’re forced to. I mean, I can handle it because I’m fourteen and I’m prone to having low standards, but my parents should aim higher.”
Chris Presky, thirteen, of Newark, NJ, is among the minority, disagreeing with Katie and Blake.
“I’m cool with my parents watching WWE. Who’s to say that Raw and Smackdown are having a negative effect on them? Experts? Well, maybe they’re right, but my mom and dad are recovering crack addicts, and between Raw and Smackdown, that’s four less hours a week doing dangerous drugs, so I’m content with them rotting their brains in a legal way.”
I for one have had enough of the PG era and the alienation is bring on the wrestling fan. Why is the WWE just for kids nowadays anyway.
A lot of kids do not anything about pro wrestling and why should it pander to them and be so childish at it is at present. Most kids will grow out of the product and WWE will get nowhere. I understand that new kids will come along but how does that help WWE’s long-term investment.
Pro wrestling is suppose to be a violent sport anyway, kids shouldn’t really be watching but a lot of them are forced to watch adult TV shows now and are into blood, cursing and the like so this child-friendly experiment is failing. It is just blocking the cause.